Cannizzaro
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Cannizzaro
- A surname from Italian.
Derived terms
[edit]Italian
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Etymology
[edit]Italianized form of Sicilian Cannizzaru, from Sicilian cannizzaru (“related to somewhere or someone related to reeds or wattle”), from cannizzu (“wattle”), from canna. The town in the province of Catania was named after the surname, when a local family bought the place as a personal fief.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Cannizzaro m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian [in turn originating as an occupation]
Proper noun
[edit]Cannizzaro f
- a small town in Catania, Sicily, Aci Castello
- Synonym: Spolignetto (historical)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi[1]
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- Rhymes:Italian/aro
- Rhymes:Italian/aro/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
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- Italian uncountable proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
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